Maria Mireles, Cross-Appellees v. Frio Foods, Inc., Cross-Appellant

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs worked on an assembly line at a frozen food packaging facility operated by defendant Frio Foods, Inc. (“Frio”). They appeal the trial court’s decision that the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) 1 does not require Frio to pay them for idle time of less than fifteen minutes or more than forty-five minutes. Plaintiffs also appeal the trial court’s decisions to limit liquidated damages to $1,000.00 under 29 U.S.C. § 260 and to apply the two, rather than three, year statute of limitations in the FLSA. Frio cross-appeals that part of the decision entitling…